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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

Both Sides of the Table

It would not be a big stretch to image a well run service business like this making 15-25% net profit margins. You own the IP you create. “How much is that software really worth? We were building a VC backed software business so I had to focus on the product business. That is $12 million in profits over 3 years.

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

Both Sides of the Table

some fun, big tech issues like privacy, net neutrality, location-based services and real-time data. Thomas and his partner lived off of credit cards, and used crappy data centers and open source software (LAMP). Net neutrality (1:09:00). lessons learned from his days as an entrepreneur. How investors’ risk differ (0:22:45).

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The Long-Term Value of Loyalty

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I didn’t mean to be so insulting and I didn’t mean for the net to be cast so wide that many people wondered whether I was talking about them when I was speaking of “job hoppers.&# I learned a lot from reading the comments. They come in the form of personal references. I should have kept it in third person.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

InfoChachkie

Yet, despite his exceptional courtroom theatrics, you would be foolhardy to hire good old Johnnie to review your software cross-licensing agreement. The reference may be well-intentioned, but the lawyer’s allegiance may be divided between the investor and you. Save money on your office furniture, not on your IP lawyer.